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york very powerful position in new york city. i wish every city in the country had one. you can follow his good work and the work of his office online at advocate.nyc.gov? correct? >>. >> correct. >> bill: bill, who makes these decisions and how can we bring it about? we all see the need. can people put pressure on these pension boards are pretty closed-room deals. aren't they? >> they have been historically, bill, but they don't need to be. i will tell you why. first of all, the money being invested for retirees from public service. retirees, themselves have an investment and a connection to it. the unions involved sit on the boards in many cases. a lot of the folks who do the voting are publically elected officials. i think what has happened in the past, it has all been left in the shadows. the anti-apart i'd movement a few other moments that came out to the forever. i think it's crucial for citizens to let their public officials they want not just the pencil money but every kind of public money that's spent, you know, procurem
york very powerful position in new york city. i wish every city in the country had one. you can follow his good work and the work of his office online at advocate.nyc.gov? correct? >>. >> correct. >> bill: bill, who makes these decisions and how can we bring it about? we all see the need. can people put pressure on these pension boards are pretty closed-room deals. aren't they? >> they have been historically, bill, but they don't need to be. i will tell you why. first of...
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that is what "new york times" columnist david brooks says. he has joined a university where he'll teach a class on humility saying it will examine the premise that human beings are blessed with many talented burdened by sinfulness, ignorance and weakness. brooks told the magazine that the course is designed to look at certain philosophical strategies as a guide for life and politics and everything else. >> you know what's sad? we need to teach humility. people don't espouse it. we have to instruct them by sending david brooks to yale to teach yale students how to be humble. >> bill: isn't it sort of a contradiction to be teaching a class on humility? isn't it sort of -- a prideful thing to do to say i'm so humble -- >> i'm so humble i can teach your class on humility? >> bill: i think it shows a lack of humility. we'll see what david brooks does with it. so meredith, first, let's start with the president. i was at the white house when the president announced his task force. >> then we had five questions on the fiscal cliff. >> bill: don't get
that is what "new york times" columnist david brooks says. he has joined a university where he'll teach a class on humility saying it will examine the premise that human beings are blessed with many talented burdened by sinfulness, ignorance and weakness. brooks told the magazine that the course is designed to look at certain philosophical strategies as a guide for life and politics and everything else. >> you know what's sad? we need to teach humility. people don't espouse it....
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mim, up instony brook, new york. >> i have an awkward question. the mother, all of the ammunition he got came from her. >> bill: legally-purchased by her. i mean i know. it is awkward. everybody. a lot of people have been asking: what the hell was she doing with all of these guns in her house with a mentally unstable son? >> took her boys to the shooting range when she went. >> bill: yeah. >> her pervasive is gun culture when it's the mother. i'm sorry. this sounds kind of sexist but i mean we don't normally think of a mother as someone. i mean when my kids were little i was awful. i wouldn't even let them have a toy gun >> bill: neither did we. >> it made them very angry. but i mean here is a mother. she's divorced. it's true. she is fragile. it's true. but it seems and everybody knew about it. >> yeah. yeah. she bragged about it. what i heard, she would go to the bar two or three nights a week and talked about her gun collection. >> begun enthusiast. her landscaper showed classic guns she had bought. she showed them to him. >> bill: not that you
mim, up instony brook, new york. >> i have an awkward question. the mother, all of the ammunition he got came from her. >> bill: legally-purchased by her. i mean i know. it is awkward. everybody. a lot of people have been asking: what the hell was she doing with all of these guns in her house with a mentally unstable son? >> took her boys to the shooting range when she went. >> bill: yeah. >> her pervasive is gun culture when it's the mother. i'm sorry. this sounds...
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new york particularly. i think connecticut maybe too. for the damage for hurricane sandy. he's doing that at the request of the governors there and republicans in congress are now saying do they really need that much money? was there really that much damage to hurricane sandy? haven't they been watching tv? >> they've been dodging the question about whether they should offset the cost of it. i think when -- i think boehner has so much on his plate right now. that he's going to let this through. he just doesn't want to say it. but you know, obviously this is another thing that conservatives are pushing for. so it's a tough spot. especially because i had forgotten about cantor and that damage when he said back then. he kind of retreated subsequently because he got flak for it. >> bill: here's what i would like to see. i would like to see whoever these members of congress are republicans in congress that are questioning the amount of storm damage in new jersey, i would like to see them sit down with chris chri
new york particularly. i think connecticut maybe too. for the damage for hurricane sandy. he's doing that at the request of the governors there and republicans in congress are now saying do they really need that much money? was there really that much damage to hurricane sandy? haven't they been watching tv? >> they've been dodging the question about whether they should offset the cost of it. i think when -- i think boehner has so much on his plate right now. that he's going to let this...
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new york mayor corey booker has the next two weeks to decide whether he will run for another new jersey. here he is yesterday on cbs's "face the nation". >> i am considering running for governor. i will focus on that for the next week to 10 days or so. >> booker is also considering a run for senate in 2014 and said he will base that decision on how he can make the best difference for the city and state he loves and the nation he has pledged his life to. booker also talked several other serious issues like the impact of hurricane sandy and the upcoming fiscal cliff. he said he beliefs the president has a balanced approach and draconian cuts would hurt growth but the nation needs to take spending seriously. >> we need to do things that will control these costs or forget it, the next 1020 years will -- the next 10, 20 years will see a global decline. >> not much time before the automatic spending cuts kick in. congress and the president are running out of time. it is a very real possibility that the country will head over the fiscal cliff. some lawmakers say that's not such a bad option. w
new york mayor corey booker has the next two weeks to decide whether he will run for another new jersey. here he is yesterday on cbs's "face the nation". >> i am considering running for governor. i will focus on that for the next week to 10 days or so. >> booker is also considering a run for senate in 2014 and said he will base that decision on how he can make the best difference for the city and state he loves and the nation he has pledged his life to. booker also talked...
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new york magazine confirms that fox news chief roger ailes is limiting karl rove and dick morris's air time and programming head bill schein seconded that saying the election is over. karl rove has barely been on air. he questioned the network's calling the election for president obama. >> dick morris did say he was excited to be able to spend more time with his hookers. >> if you are a new orleans hornets fan -- >> new orleans har lots. >> if you are a new orleans hornets fan, your jersey may be a collector term. they are changing their name to the new orleans pel cans, tom benson who owns the saints said he wanted to change the name. >> did you get the story off of the on yun? >> it's true. i don't know why they would name them the pelicans. >> because the pel cans because the brown pelicans the brown pel pelican is the state bird of louisiana. >> the lakers, the name from minnesota, yeah. i think theat president obama should intervene here the new orleans basketball team should be the new orleans sxraz. they should take that back from utah because who equates jazz with utah? >> well
new york magazine confirms that fox news chief roger ailes is limiting karl rove and dick morris's air time and programming head bill schein seconded that saying the election is over. karl rove has barely been on air. he questioned the network's calling the election for president obama. >> dick morris did say he was excited to be able to spend more time with his hookers. >> if you are a new orleans hornets fan -- >> new orleans har lots. >> if you are a new orleans...
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look at new york city. new york city in 2010 and 2011 was putting over 50,000 people -- arresting almost 50,000 people each year for just marijuana possession. okay. >> bill: yeah. >> 86% of those arrested were black and latino. >> bill: wow. >> in new york city. right. >> bill: so tell me a little -- tell us a little bit about leap. law enforcement against prohibition. so you are all law enforcement -- current or former law enforcement officers, correct? >> yes. the unique thing about our organization. we're a nonprofit international organization but the unique thing about our organization which is ten years old this year we spend the whole gambit of the law enforcement arena from first contact with police who make the arrest of individuals on the street. then to the prosecutors criminal prosecutors. we have judges, former judges who are members. then into corrections so we have correctional officers and prison wardens who are members. and then parole and probation. we even have federal agents. the entire
look at new york city. new york city in 2010 and 2011 was putting over 50,000 people -- arresting almost 50,000 people each year for just marijuana possession. okay. >> bill: yeah. >> 86% of those arrested were black and latino. >> bill: wow. >> in new york city. right. >> bill: so tell me a little -- tell us a little bit about leap. law enforcement against prohibition. so you are all law enforcement -- current or former law enforcement officers, correct? >>...
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times" "new york times," "u.s.a. today" friends filing complaints. >> romney has to pay off debts somehow and somebody has to pay for that car elevator. >> touching. n.f.l. players have gotten into the spirit of honoring sandy hook victims. several wrote the names of their shoes. victor cruz wrote wrote jack pinto's name on his cleats and plans to give those to the family and more expected to do the same saying they want to ensure that these victims are never forgotten >> bill: wonderful and touching tribute. >> bill: what the hell is going on? we support president obama. we worked our asses off to get him re-elected. we are glad he got reeat elected. it looks like he has let us down. god. say it ain't so about but this compromise that the president greed to let's explain what happened. you know, the president's position was you get a tax cut up to $250,000 of your income, you go back to the old clinton tax cuts on anything over 250,000. we are going to continue to pay payroll tax cut holiday. we are going to continu
times" "new york times," "u.s.a. today" friends filing complaints. >> romney has to pay off debts somehow and somebody has to pay for that car elevator. >> touching. n.f.l. players have gotten into the spirit of honoring sandy hook victims. several wrote the names of their shoes. victor cruz wrote wrote jack pinto's name on his cleats and plans to give those to the family and more expected to do the same saying they want to ensure that these victims are...
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new york state or something. yeah. california. it's easy. >> that's insane. >> i have a question. are those two anchors, are they pout part of a union a broadcasters' union? >> an interesting question. >> at fox news i doubt it. >> i don't know. >> i honestly don't know. let's let's say a quick hello to joey out in. joey, what have you got? >> good morning, bill. good morning, guys. i think this is good for us. >> bill: why? >> caller: the republican is childlike in the way they go about their business. they do everything in secret and, you know, what they did was they woke a sleeping giant. i really mean it. i don't think labor is going to stand for this and i guarantee it's going to turn around to bite them in the ass, bill >> bill: yessey i hope you are right. eric, it could very well. you know, we had a mixed record. we did in hoy. so it's not automatic if you take it to the people, you win. but it certainly, i think if you take it to the people with a good campaign and all of the right resources and the right message action you can win. all right. a lot of campaigns here orga
new york state or something. yeah. california. it's easy. >> that's insane. >> i have a question. are those two anchors, are they pout part of a union a broadcasters' union? >> an interesting question. >> at fox news i doubt it. >> i don't know. >> i honestly don't know. let's let's say a quick hello to joey out in. joey, what have you got? >> good morning, bill. good morning, guys. i think this is good for us. >> bill: why? >> caller: the...
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don calling from utica, new york. what do you say? >> thanks, bi, good morning. real quick i was watching friday night and you hear the same thing from boehner all the time. >> bill: yeah. >> like a robot. what he comes out and says, you know, with hez sun tan and dumb look on his face you can't raise the taxes on the top two % because they need it to create jobs. >> they have been say that for years. >> for so long. he has had 12 years to do t >> bill: yeah caller: there is no job. he we want negative >> bill: and we saw what happened, when they cut the jobs under george w. bush we lost 8 million jobs. when they raised taxes, this goes back to bill clinton when the rate was 39%, we created 22 million new jobs. i mean the evidence is out there. boehner keeps throwing that out there. and every economist, every reputable economist says that is total bs. again, that's classic evidence of boehner's lack of leadership. lynn, thanks, john for the call. lynn is calling from coos bay oregon. >> i love your show. >> bill: thank you. caller: you i thought boehner was delus
don calling from utica, new york. what do you say? >> thanks, bi, good morning. real quick i was watching friday night and you hear the same thing from boehner all the time. >> bill: yeah. >> like a robot. what he comes out and says, you know, with hez sun tan and dumb look on his face you can't raise the taxes on the top two % because they need it to create jobs. >> they have been say that for years. >> for so long. he has had 12 years to do t >> bill: yeah...
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mayor bloomberg you're -- you live in new york. >> i live -- and now i'm a new york resident. i got married in massachusetts and as soon as d.c. -- as soon as new york passed gay marriage, i got married there. my marriage works there. >> bill: okay. mayor bloomberg i guess has been really out in front for a long time on the gun control issue. he did an interview with scott pelley last night. he asked him the question why do you care about this issue. listen to mayor bloomberg. >> why is the murder rate around the country? i'm an american. what's your question? >> why is this mike bloomberg's crusade? >> i live in america. and i'm a human being. aren't we supposed -- i don't know what your religion teaches you. mine teaches you to take care of each other. in america read the constitution. we're all equal and we're all americans. >> bill: as michael harrison pointed out yesterday on talk radio or -- news site is. >> talkers.com. >> bill: sorry. this is the issue that's dominating talk radio today. >> that's right. >> bill: are we going to see any action? >> i have no idea whethe
mayor bloomberg you're -- you live in new york. >> i live -- and now i'm a new york resident. i got married in massachusetts and as soon as d.c. -- as soon as new york passed gay marriage, i got married there. my marriage works there. >> bill: okay. mayor bloomberg i guess has been really out in front for a long time on the gun control issue. he did an interview with scott pelley last night. he asked him the question why do you care about this issue. listen to mayor bloomberg....
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the winner will be announced this saturday in new york city. manzel is the favorite. >> the correct answer is johnny manzel will win the heisman trophy this year. that's all there is to it. >> bill: is he the freshman? >> he is going to win. >> bill: i'll take your word for it. i don't know any of them. i wouldn't know who to vote for. >> you don't get to vote. >> luckily, you don't get to vote. they will give it to the defensive player. collin klein had a very good year but nobody had a better season than johnny manzel. >> bill: i'll take your word for it. i'll tell you what, i have a vote on john boehner's baloney plan yesterday they threw out there on the table. i would love to get your take on it too at 1-866-55-press. my vote is no! my vote is laughing all the way. so, you know what was going on. so for the fiscal cliff negotiations so far it really is serious stuff because the last thing we can afford right now is another 2008 debacle where people lose their shirt because the federal government -- the politicians here members of congress
the winner will be announced this saturday in new york city. manzel is the favorite. >> the correct answer is johnny manzel will win the heisman trophy this year. that's all there is to it. >> bill: is he the freshman? >> he is going to win. >> bill: i'll take your word for it. i don't know any of them. i wouldn't know who to vote for. >> you don't get to vote. >> luckily, you don't get to vote. they will give it to the defensive player. collin klein had a...